At the time of writing, Graphic Packaging Holding Co [GPK] stock is trading at $26.40, down -0.94%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GPK shares have gain 6.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.27%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 20, February 2024, Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, 2023 Highlights.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE: GPK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 27, 2023, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on October 31, 2023. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $19 on October 19, 2023. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $29 on July 10, 2023. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on June 29, 2023, and downed its price target to $26. In a note dated May 27, 2022, BMO Capital Markets upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $20 to $25.
For the past year, the stock price of Graphic Packaging Holding Co fluctuated between $20.07 and $27.56. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $31.14 within the next 12 months. Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE: GPK] shares were valued at $26.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.95% based on the average GPK price forecast.
Analyzing the GPK fundamentals
According to Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE:GPK], the company’s sales were 9.43B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -5.74% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 26.24 points at the first support level, and at 26.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 26.90.
Graphic Packaging Holding Co [GPK] reported earnings per share of $0.75 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.7/share, meaning a difference of $0.05 and a surprise factor of 7.10%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.74 per share as compared to estimates of $0.71 per share, a difference of $0.03 representing a surprise of 4.20%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE:GPK] has a current ratio of 1.10. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.42, while the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.86, the price to book ratio is 2.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Scherger Stephen R., EVP and CFO, that happened on May 09 when 0.16 million shares were sold. EVP & President, International, Yost Joseph P completed a deal on Feb 28 to sell 60000.0 shares.
